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Saturday, August 27, 2016

Jam...Jelly...Salsa!

We are in full swing getting ready for the coming "Really Local Farm Market & Craft Fair" and winter.

My whole family has been such a blessing, pitching in to chop, dice and stir stuff. Both of my guys have helped and just this past week, my parents came out to put in long full days on the farm! Between the 5 of us, we have canned over 175 jars in the past 10 days!! Mostly it's been Salsa, as I've come up with a recipe that is so yummy that everyone likes it! We have 30 pints ready for the Festival, and another 60 quarts/pints for the winter. On the "hot side", I have 27 jars of "cowboy candy" mellowing.

Plus, the jam/jelly machine has started. Last year we sold out of 3 flavors of jam right away, so already I've been making double and triple batches of those (Strawberry/Rhubarb, Razzleberry, and Elderberry). Plus Dad came up with a new combo to add to our selection this year of Strawberry/Blueberry--it is outstanding!! This week, we also added more straight Strawberry and Lilac syrup for Ice cream. Here's the list of what we have on hand so far: